tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14287205570532095102024-03-19T02:12:02.000-07:00"The Smile On My Forehead" by Jennifer MosherJennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.comBlogger210125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-54392033154427926232020-05-27T12:08:00.000-07:002020-05-27T12:08:50.972-07:00Hey, just an update if anyone is reading this . . .I haven't written a blog post in yearrrrrssss (4.5 years to be exact)! This is partially because blogging feels more "old school" now that social media has taken over. Why blog when you can Tweet? The other reason behind my lack of blogging is that, well, I have little to blog about when it comes to TBI! Somedays my life feels very unaffected by TBI. I sleep great (90% due to my over-the-counter Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-60469556224923349282016-01-31T19:55:00.002-08:002016-01-31T19:55:23.301-08:00Your Brain on Meditation - it does wonders!I'm a believer: http://www.mindful.org/your-brain-on-meditation/Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-10406399804003035922015-06-10T18:21:00.001-07:002015-06-10T18:23:56.215-07:0010 Myths about TBIFACT: TBI in the civilian population is eight times as frequent as breast cancer, AIDS, spinal-cord injury, and multiple sclerosis combined.
This fact surprised me. I came across the following link which has a great list of other surprising facts:
10 Myths About Traumatic Brain Injury
My favorite is number "7. Recovery from TBI is a straightforward, quick process." The last line of this myth Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-27323938474145304242015-03-20T13:44:00.001-07:002015-03-20T13:44:32.380-07:00Yoga helps Salt Lake woman heal after devastating crashYoga helps Salt Lake woman heal after devastating crashJennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-56180932330554379992015-03-11T12:56:00.004-07:002015-03-11T12:57:00.945-07:00Brain Health is #1!I'm all about Brain Health these days. . . and I recently discovered these vitamins at Dave's Health and Nutrition called "Irwin Organic Brain Support." I feel like my memory is better after taking them. I really feel like it's working!
Side note: I have to make sure my brain isn't tired for any of this brain-health stuff to take effect. In this sense, it's not a cure-all, but I really believe Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-12434711547193228582015-03-04T11:58:00.002-08:002015-03-04T12:02:39.008-08:00Love Your Brain!Kevin Pearce was at the top of his sport as a world class professional snowboarder in 2009 when he sustained a traumatic brain injury while training for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Kevin’s road to recovery has brought to light his potential to transform the experience of traumatic brain injury (TBI) into a source of inspiration, education and awareness. Using the visibility generated fromJennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-5027205163751409692014-08-23T22:54:00.002-07:002014-08-24T05:00:57.830-07:00My Anniversary is TODAY!In thirty minutes this day will be over (it’s way past my bedtime), but it was so wonderful (and fun) that today deserves a blog post!
Today, August 23rd, marks the 20 year anniversary of my car accident. Honestly, I didn't even remember until my mom reminded me!
It was especially meaningful because I did a charity bike ride for the National Ability Center today (It was only an 18 miler). Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-71305777899330861992014-06-04T14:00:00.002-07:002014-06-04T14:00:08.815-07:00Hillary Clinton has a TBI??What do you think about this:
Last month, Republican strategist Karl Rove suggested the 67-year-old Clinton was hiding grave health concerns more than a year after a concussion left her hospitalized: "Thirty days in the hospital? And when she reappears, she's wearing glasses that are only for people who have traumatic brain injury?" Rove said. "We need to know what's up with that."
Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-72562136086522860472014-05-30T15:12:00.001-07:002014-05-30T15:12:16.592-07:00Obama to Host Concussions Meeting - NYTimes.comI'm impressed by this:
Obama to Host Concussions Meeting - NYTimes.comJennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-91231905882522972772014-05-12T18:40:00.001-07:002014-05-12T18:44:20.051-07:00The best way to eat for TBI Survivors!
So here I am, back on the "change your diet for better health" bandwagon! This time I'm doing the 21 Day Sugar Detox. There are three levels to this way of eating (purposely not calling it a diet). Level one is the most lenient and level three is the most restrictive. I'm doing level two and my sweet mom is doing level one.
All levels have the following in common: NO refined carbs (no Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-22454057779101697772014-04-23T19:49:00.002-07:002014-04-28T14:05:51.985-07:00A quote to put you to sleep (literally)I found this quote in thepaleomom.com (a website that I frequent when I search for healthy recipes):
Hormones are like a symphony and circadian rhythms are the conductor.
It's super important to regulate your sleep times - go to bed at the same time and wake at the same time (within 15ish minutes). Preparing for sleep (like always drink a glass of warm milk, take a bath, or read) helps your Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-53444586671939117162014-03-31T22:12:00.002-07:002014-03-31T22:13:08.652-07:00Valuable life lessons from a broken wrist
A couple weeks ago, I learned a valuable life lesson:
"Don't learn to snowboard at the age of 40."
I took 9 lessons. Ya, you heard me right. NINE lessons. One would think that'd make me an expert on the snow, but, alas, I caught an edge on my 10th time snowboarding and flipped onto my right wrist. It hurt. Hurt because it was fractured in the fall!
(above is a selfie I took after I had Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-44101248942495931402014-03-07T21:37:00.000-08:002014-03-07T21:40:16.886-08:00Dr. Erin Bigler and Neuroscience Last night I went to the Brain Injury Group at Brigham Young University because Dr. Erin D. Bigler was presenting! Dr. Bigler is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at BYU, and he's pretty much an expert in his field. In fact, more than one BYU Phd Psychology student has told me that he was the reason they selected BYU for their Phd program.
I decided to summarize someJennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-19555365410620230252014-02-25T18:07:00.002-08:002014-02-25T18:07:32.657-08:00My mantra. Words.To.Live.ByJennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-39458802038005854222014-02-23T21:35:00.001-08:002014-02-24T21:09:23.735-08:00Paleo Eating for the TBI Survivor!I'm absolutely convinced that healthy eating and consistent fitness has helped me recover from my TBI (almost recover. . . if you're a TBI Survivor reading this, you know what I mean by almost. You never fully and completely recover from brain trauma. But this is the best I've felt . . . like, ever, since my injury).
The best way to eat, for me, as a recovering TBI Survivor, is to eat according Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-28143634803327477802014-02-12T19:47:00.001-08:002014-02-12T19:48:19.472-08:00Kevin Pierce: I get it! "A Sports Star's 'Crash,' Then The Search For A New Normal"
This is my favorite line from this wonderful story about TBI Survivor and Snowboarder, Kevin Pierce:
"Gaining the humility to accept limitations is no easy task for anyone."
(I can't wait to see the movie)
Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-1404802311569658962014-02-12T09:43:00.003-08:002014-02-12T19:45:37.792-08:002014 Olympics, Snowboarding and TBIIt's the middle of the 2014 Sochi Olympics and I'm loving it! I particularly love to watch Snowboarding because I'm taking snowboarding lessons this year (it's really fun, but really hard to balance on a board). As I ride up the mountain on the chairlift during my lessons, I'm always amazed by how many boarders I see doing tricks on the mountain while NOT WEARING A HELMET!
Even a tiny fall can Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-44122343568983115322013-08-03T13:10:00.000-07:002013-08-03T13:12:33.460-07:00DoTerra Essentail Oil HELPS me sleep!I don't know why it took me so long to do this (because I'm a believer in Essential Oil), but I can finally sell DoTerra Essential Oils!
Order anything from this website: http://www.mydoterra.com/jennifermosher/
A few years ago, I went to a yoga class where the instructor used DoTerra Essential Oils. She told us her husband had always had a very difficult time sleeping, so he started putting a Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-6899780823555251592013-03-27T20:08:00.000-07:002013-03-27T20:08:29.195-07:00Donate to the Brain Injury Alliance of Utah! Please???Watch me in this video! Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-54976265492912680082013-01-15T16:16:00.000-08:002020-05-27T12:09:22.816-07:00Brilliant TED TALK: Fake it till you make it!I'm sure you've heard the phrase, "Fake it till you make it". . . .
My friend sent me this TED talk the other day. The only thing she said was "watch it until the end," and boy, am I glad I did! It's brilliant!
In it, Amy Cuddy, also a TBI Survivor, discusses how your body language shapes not only how others see you, but how you see yourself.
She says after her injury, she felt like she was Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-44281382923394246502012-11-16T12:24:00.002-08:002012-11-16T12:29:07.781-08:00Suicide and TBIThis is a great article that explains why so many military men and women kill themselves after sustaining traumatic brain injuries.
The first paragraph is my favorite because it's a perfect description of "what it's like":
Imagine that you're hung over and haven't slept in two nights. You can't think clearly, can't focus or concentrate. You forget things -- even important things -- and spend Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-4653342953358534672012-11-01T20:04:00.002-07:002012-11-01T20:04:52.619-07:00Valerian = my drug of choice (maybe?)
I'm on the hunt.
In search of a new sleep aid. So, today I stopped in Dave's Health and Nutrition and was advised to try Dave' Sleep Formula. A lady who worked there told me she's had great success with this formula. "It just relaxed me," she explained.
The main ingredient in the formula Valerian (along with Straw Oat, Aerial Eyebright, Lemon Balm, and Wild Lettuce). Interesting mix and Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-58011134967479577502012-09-15T12:34:00.001-07:002012-09-15T12:34:48.540-07:00Taking Back BeautyLast night my actress friend, Sarah Kent, introduced me Tara Starling. Tara considers herself a beauty architect (yeah, she's a makeup artist) who started the MILLION MANIFESTOS Project. The PERSONAL BEAUTY MANIFESTO is each woman’s opportunity to declare for herself what HER definition of TRUE BEAUTY is. Not what Society tells her, and not what the Media has taught her , but what SHE believes Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-17563831362372002032012-08-27T18:15:00.000-07:002012-08-27T18:15:38.104-07:00My secret fear
(I wrote this post months ago, more like a journal entry, and never posted it. I stumbled upon it again the other day, and decided to go ahead and let any bloggers read my journal entry. Please note: since first writing this post, I've made more great strides in my capacity to feel "normal" again -- better, deeper sleep, greater endurance, and just plain-old happier. I'm not so frightened about Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1428720557053209510.post-92170550662634426012012-08-20T19:42:00.001-07:002012-08-20T19:46:40.281-07:00Sleep Tips (doTerra and good sleep hygiene!) from a therapist.Jennifer Mosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723717351910137154noreply@blogger.com0